SAGE has published an annual rate card of recommended salaries for editors for the last 14 years. Though focussed on freelance editors, this rate card can also be used as a starting point for full-time employment negotiations.

This year we organised many workshops and events, established an easy-to-use job contact form, distributed a document to producers about what to expect from editors, finalised a new employee contract, published our editor and producer survey results and represented editors and post-production professionals at a number of industry-wide bodies, including SASFED. We’ve also adjusted our rate card composition and increased the rates to reflect annual inflation.

At the end of 2013 SAGE conducted a survey on the South African post-production industry. We're pleased to finally release the report.
Generally, the survey results confirm hunches we’ve had for many years. There were some surprises, too. Of course, these responses are limited to our sample: 145 editors and 38 producers, generally with some experience, and almost all from Gauteng and Western Cape.

Over the last two years, we've been sending quite a lot of job offers through to our membership mailing list. To make this process easier, we've added a new contact form, specifically for sending job offers to our members.

2014 marks a new direction for our rate card. We have begun matching inflation, simplified the job classifications, broadened the range of experience pay, and attempted to match rates with the camera department. We urge you to read about the changes in detail on the below the card itself.

On the 25th of March 2014, SAGE held a social event At The Table in Parkhurst, Johannesburg.

The weather played along on a beautiful starry night as our 5 recipients of the SAGE acronym were congratulated: Melanie Jankes Golden, Nikki Comninos, Floris Kotze, Candice Odgers and Tanya Rosenberg (pictured, left to right).

On the 22nd of February 2014, SAGE was part of a day of master classes in conjunction with the Jozi Film Festival. In this discussion, we had David Max Brown and Megan Gill S.A.G.E. as the speakers, moderated by Stephen Abbott.

The 2014 SAFTA nominees were announced yesterday. We're proud to have five SAGE members included among the nominated editors. The full list of nominees can be found at the NFVF's website. Congratulations and good luck to our SAGE editors!

SAGE is running a survey for South African post-production workers, we’d love to have your response! The survey is open to all editors working in the South African post-production industry, and should take roughly 10 minutes to fill in. Completing the survey enters you enter a prize draw for 50% off any Labspace training course.

SAGE is running a survey for South African producers, we’d love to have your response! The survey is open to all producers working in the South African post-production industry, and should take roughly 10 minutes to fill in. Completing the survey enters you enter a prize draw for an R500 voucher for Digital Depot.